LA 500: Tom Gilmore

Real Estate

Tom Gilmore is a developer of residential and commercial properties whose early projects in the city’s downtown Historic Core led to the largest resurgence of real estate investment and development the city has experienced in nearly a century. Gilmore began his career as an architect in New York and relocated to Los Angeles, where he partnered with Jerri Perrone and formed Gilmore Associates. Gilmore was the first developer to utilize the newly minted Adaptive Reuse Ordinance of 1999, which enabled him to convert historic commercial buildings into mixed-use residences. He is chairman of the Southern California Institute of Architecture; Founding Member of the Main Museum; chairman of Sister Cities of Los Angeles; executive committee member, Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Bureau; vice chairman of the Central City Association; and a board member of the Los Angeles Parks Foundation.

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